Toilet article.



J. A. BLAINE.

TOILET ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED 001210, 1916.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

JOHN A. BLAINE, OF NORFGLK, VIRGINIA.

TOILET ARTICLE.

" Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application filed October 10, 1916. Serial No. 124,752.

To all whom it may COYLGGWZ.

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. BLAINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Articles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

his invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toiletarticles of that class designed for treatment of the skin, such as isgenerally termed back scratchcrs.

The present invention has for its objects among others to provide asimple and cheap, yet etlicient device of this character capable ofmanufacture at small cost and so constructed as to be readily sharpenedwhen desired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved implement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with a portion of thehandle broken away and a part of the head broken away and shown insection. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows. Fig. 4: is a section on the line -d of Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved implement comprises a handle 1, preferably of wood, althoughit may be of bone, ivory or any other suitable material, and a head 2which may be of similar material. The handle is provided at one end witha screw-threaded projection 3 and shoulder 41, the head being providedwith a screw-threaded aperture 5 for the reception of the head 2 whenthe parts are screwed together, as will be evident upon an inspection ofFig. 2. The head has its opposite ends rounded, as shown at 6, adaptingthem to be used for massaging, while the opposite edges of the head areprovided with the longitudinal grooves or channels 7 extendingthroughout the length thereof, and upon opposite sides of this channelthere are formed the projections 8, 8, the outer faces of which arerounded, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. By preference I make the ridgesupon one side larger than those upon the other, as shown, for instance,at 9 in Fig. 1. The free end of the handle is provided upon its oppositeedges with the longitudinal channels 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and a, theportions upon opposite sides of this channel, one upon each side, beingformed with the rounded projections 11, while upon opposite edges of thechannel upon the other side of the handle there are formed roundedprojections 12 which are of a different size from those upon thefirst-named side, as will be seen clearly upon reference to Fig. 1. Itwill thus be seen that I provide in the one implement acting faces ofdifferent sizes adapting the implement for use under varying conditions.

When the device becomes worn from use, all that it is necessary to do isto run a file through the longitudinal channels 7 or 10 and across thechannels 13 or 14: between the rounded projections 8 or 11, when theabrading surfaces will be as good as new. Should the head become broken,it can readily be replaced by a new one, and the same is true of thehandle.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is 1. An implement of the character described,comprising a handle and a head, the latter having upon each of itsopposite edges a longitudinal groove and rounded projections uponopposite sides of the groove.

2. An implement of the character described, comprising a handle and ahead each having longitudinal grooves upon its opposite edges and formedwith rubbing surfaces upon opposite sides of the grooves.

3. An implement of the character described, comprising a handle and ahead each having longitudinal grooves upon its opposite edges and formedwith rubbing surfaces upon opposite sides of the grooves, the rubbingsurfaces upon opposite sides of the head and handle being of differentsizes.

4:. An implement of the character described, comprising a handle and ahead de- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature tech-ably united, thehead and handle having in the presence of two Witnesses.

upon their opposite edges longitudinal JOHN A. BLAINE. grooves and uponopposite sides of said Witnesses: grooves formed With separated roundedpro- J. G. GRAY,

jections. WV. A. SEDDINGER.

Copies oi this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

